C.1.69 Element table

C.1.69.1 Description

The table element contains a tabular element. The distinction between the two is that the tabular is the object which contains data lined up in columns, whilst the table is an object which might float from its declared position, which has a caption, and which can be referred to from elsewhere.

C.1.69.2 Parents

docbody, sect, subsect, subsubsect, subsubsubsect

C.1.69.3 Content

(update * , caption , tabular)

table
 |_(update*,
 |__caption,
 |__tabular)

C.1.69.4 Attribute table/float

If the float attribute is present and has value `float', then the table may be moved to a more suitable place in the document, if this would help to avoid an ugly pagebreak, for example. If the attribute is missing or has the value `nofloat', then it is pinned to its current location.

• Default: float
• Allowed values: float nofloat

C.1.69.5 Attribute table/id

An ID for the table.

• Default: #implied
• Type: id

C.1.69.6 Attribute table/export

If present, then the ID is `exported', and may be linked to from other Starlink documents.

• Default: #implied
• Allowed values: export